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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1957 film by Sundar Rao Nadkarni}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mahadevi<br />
| image = Mahadevi film poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[Kannadasan]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Punya Prabhav''|R. G. Katkari}}<br />
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]]<br />
| producer = Sundar Rao Nadkarni<br />B. Radhakrishna<br />
| cinematography = G. K. Ramu<br />
| editing = P. Venkatachalam<br />
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| studio = Sri Ganesh Movietone<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|1957|11|22|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mahadevi''''' is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]] and written by [[Kannadasan]]. Starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]], it based on the novel ''Punya Prabhav'' by R. G. Katkari.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2012-12-01 |title=Mahadevi {{sic|nolink=y|1955}} |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-cinema/Mahadevi-1955/article12190443.ece |access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> The film was released on 22 November 1957.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 1957 |title=Mahadevi |page=1 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19571122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201035533/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19571122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Mahadevi (Savithri) is a princess, whose father, the king, is defeated in battle. Despite this he is invited by the rival king to stay with him as his honoured guest. The victorious king has an adopted daughter (M. N. Rajam) and a son ('Master' Murali). His senior commander, Karunakaran (P. S. Veerappa) is attracted to Mahadevi, but she rejects him. Thereby she earns his wrath. Karunakaran hatches various evil plans to get her, but in the meantime, Mahadevi falls in love with the other commander, Vallavan (MGR). Karunakaran tries to kidnap Mahadevi with the help of his sidekick (Chandrababu), but by mistake ends up kidnapping M. N. Rajam. In order to cover up his folly, Karunakaran ends up marrying her. Mahadevi and Vallavan (MGR) marry in due course. After a while, Mahadevi delivers a son, even as Karunakaran continues to lust for Mahadevi.<br />
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His wife Mangamma (M.N. Rajam), supports Mahadevi, and protects her from Karunakaran. When Mangamma learns of her husband's plans to kill Mahadevi's baby, she replaces her baby with Mahadevi's, causing Karunakaran to kill his own child. When Karunakaran realises the truth, he kills himself and so does his wife.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as General Vallavan<br />
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]] as Mahadhevi<br />
* [[P. S. Veerappa]] as General Karunakaran<br />
* [[M. N. Rajam]] as Princess Mangamma<br />
* [[J. P. Chandrababu]] as Mariappan<br />
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Vasantha<br />
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Thalapathi<br />
* [[A. Karunanidhi]] as Muthupulavan<br />
* Sattampillai Venkatraman as<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahadevi (1957) |url=https://mio.to/album/Mahadevi+%281957%29 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=Music India Online |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617193949/http://mio.to/album/Mahadevi+(1957) |url-status=live }}</ref> Lyrics were by [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]], [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]], [[Kannadasan]] & [[A. Maruthakasi]]. Singer is [[J. P. Chandrababu]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[A. M. Rajah]], [[M. S. Rajeswari]], [[P. Suseela]], [[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]], T. S. Bagavathi, [[K. Jamuna Rani]] & [[A. G. Rathnamala]].<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Kaka Kaka Maikondaa" || [[M. S. Rajeswari]] || A. Maruthakasi || 03:20<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Kanmoodum Velaiyilum" || [[A. M. Rajah]] & [[P. Susheela]] || [[Kannadasan]] || 03:14<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Un Thirumugatthai" || [[J. P. Chandrababu]] & [[A. G. Rathnamala]] || Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass || 03:20<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Thaayatthu Thaayatthu" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] ||[[Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram]] || 03:01<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Singara Punnagai" || M. S. Rajeswari & [[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]]<br />
|Kannadhasan|| 03:33<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Kurukku Vazhiyil" || T. M. Soundararajan || Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram || 03:03<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Kaamugar Nenjil" || [[K. Jamuna Rani]] || A. Maruthakasi || 03:29<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Thanthana Paattu" || J. P. Chandrababu & A. G. Rathnamala || rowspan=2|Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass || 03:21<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Eru Poottuvom" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:17<br />
|-<br />
| 10 || "Maanam Ondre Perithena" || T. S. Bagavathi || rowspan=2|Kannadasan || 03:29<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || "Sevai Seivadhe Aanandham" || M. S. Rajeswari & T. M. Soundararajan || 04:08<br />
|}<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
The dialogue "Mananthal Mahadevi Illaiyel Maranadevi" uttered by P. S. Veerappa became hugely popular.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2014-08-02 |title=The superstar villain |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/p-s-veerappa-was-tamil-cinemas-bad-guy-personified-says-randor-guy/article6275472.ece |access-date=2021-01-26 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130210439/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/p-s-veerappa-was-tamil-cinemas-bad-guy-personified-says-randor-guy/article6275472.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0245252/|title=Mahadevi}}<br />
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[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
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